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The Afrikaner Bond
… of the provincial bestuur (administration) took place on 12 January 1884, attended by delegates from Standerton, … They resolved to hold a larger congress in…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… some sort of anti-apartheid activism’ (Wagner, 1994, p.16). Proponents called into question the role of ‘white … I can to prevent them, I too am guilty.’ …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, Act No 32 of 1961. Riotous Assemblies Act, Act No 17 of 1956 In terms of … was also included as a form of…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… in the back of a police van, to Pretoria. He died there on 12 September 1977. Biko's funeral was the first big political …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain. 12 December Joseph Joffre resigns as Commander in Chief of …
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
The ANC has noted with disappointment the verdict of the High Court - Cape Division on the case between itself and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. …
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… Najma Nuriddin and Kurt Otabenga Orderson. When: Tuesday 16 June (it's a PUBLIC HOLIDAY!!) Time: 6.30pm Where: The …
EventFirst Indian workers arrive in South Africa
… first group of Indian workers arrived in Durban harbour on 16 November 1860 aboard the ship “Truro”. British farmers …
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… flights to the public. The dates of 6 June 1911 and 16 June 1911 are respectively given in two other sources for …
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… Tito Mboweni was born on 16 March 1959, in Tzaneen Limpopo. After completing his high …
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… 19 October 1977 for their role in the resistance and the 16 June 1976 uprisings. The organisation sought to apply the …
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… suicide by hanging in the Krugersdorp police cells on 16 November 1977. Another document gives the date of his …
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… There he set the world record time for the event, at 2.16.0. South Africa's isolation from international competition …
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… the first manned mission to land on the Moon. Launched on 16 July 1969, it carried Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, …
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… inflamed the acrimony aganist the tour was that the 16 England players who went on the tour received financial …
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… directed at the Apartheid regime especially after the June 16 Uprisings in Soweto . At the time of his death, Qoboza was …
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… the South African War(Anglo-Boer War II, 1899-1902). On 16 February 1898, the first regular freight service began. …
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land ownership dispute. On 16 May 1876, the Volksraad of the South African Republic …
EventSir Ronald Ross, discoverer of the malaria mosquito is born
… Director-in Chief of the Ross Institute until his death in 16 September 1932. …
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of …
"Apartheid - the Indictment": Paper Presented to the International Conference for Sactions agains South Africa by O. R. Tambo, April 1964
… may be correct to say "the population of South Africa is 16 million", but it would be incorrect to say "there are 16 … approved, and adopted as an Act of…
Paper Presented to the International Conference for Sanctions Against South Africa, 1 April 1964, London
… may be correct to say "the population of South Africa is 16 million", but it would be incorrect to say "there are 16 … approved, and adopted as an Act of…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… into existence in 1903 and continued publication until 1961. …
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… and of the Broederbond, an Afrikaner secret society. In 1961, Vorster was appointed as Minister of Justice, Police, …
PlaceBellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
… the city of Cape Town, Bellville was originally called 12 Mile Stone. It was originally founded as a railway station …
PlaceFort Wynyard
… Battery, but after the outbreak it was rearmed on April 12, 1861. The Kijk-in-de-pot battery was improved in 1862 and …
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 October 1973. For the past 300 years royalty and captains …
PlaceGeorge Division
… 10,086 residents, of whom 3,780 were literate 1904 census: 12,667 residents, of whom 5,716 were literate …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… shown by the All Blacks, the final score was 15-12 in favour of South Africa. The South African President, …
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… was staged at Labia Theatre, Cape Town on the evening of 12 February 1962. Fugard's play "The Blood Knot" was … non, (1961) ' BloodKnot 1961' from The Legacy…